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Effects of Spatially Uncertain Structural Properties on Helicopter Aeroelastic Response Predictions using High Dimensional Model Representation
, Rajib Chowdhury, Sondipon Adhikari, Michael Friswell
Published in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2011
Abstract

This paper studies the effects of spatially uncertain material properties of composite helicopter rotors on vibratory hub load predictions. The flap, lag and torsional stiffnesses of the rotor blades are considered to vary spatially along the axis of the rotor blades. The spatial uncertainty analysis is performed with rotors modeled as both isotropic rotors and dissimilar rotor systems. In isotropic rotor systems, the uncertainty is considered to be similar for all of the four blades and the uncertainty effects on the 4/rev vibratory hub loads are studied. To reduce the computational expense of uncertainty analysis, a high dimensional model representation (HDMR) method is developed to approximate the vibratory loads as functions of blade stiffness properties modeled as random fields.

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JournalData powered by TypesetCollection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ISSN02734508
Impact Factor1.868
Open AccessNo
Citation Styleunsrt
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